Naresh v. Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.11.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Naresh ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to the Government , Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

4.The Superintendent Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police, Tiruvannamalai Town Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 27.04.2022 in D.No.43/2022-C2 against the petitioner brother Dhamotharan, Male aged 21 years S/o.Shanmugam who is confined at

Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before the Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in D.No. 43/2022-C2 dated 27.04.2022 detaining his brother as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3419, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 06.06.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

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To 1.The Secretary to the Government , Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

4.The Superintendent Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police, Tiruvannamalai Town Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. 7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

AND RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

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